Singapore legislation
Regulation 21
Regulation 21
Administration of medication
Subregulation 1
The licensee of a licensable SRH must establish and implement policies and processes to ensure —
that every medicinal product or health product that is prepared, dispensed and administered by any individual deployed by the licensee is accurately prepared, dispensed and administered in accordance with a prescription that is issued by —
a dentist;
a medical practitioner; or
a collaborative prescribing practitioner in accordance with a collaborative practice agreement; and
the keeping and maintenance of proper and accurate records of each medicinal product or health product prepared, dispensed or administered under sub‑paragraph (a).
Subregulation 2
The person‑in‑charge of a licensable SRH must —
implement the processes mentioned in paragraph (1); and
ensure that every staff member of the licensable SRH complies with the processes.
Subregulation 3
Every approved personnel for the licensable SRH must comply with the processes mentioned in paragraph (1).
Subregulation 4
In this regulation —
Definition
“collaborative practice agreement” and “collaborative prescribing practitioner” have the meanings given by regulation 2 of the Healthcare Services (Collaborative Prescribing Service) Regulations 2023 (G.N. No. S 398/2023);
Definition
“dentist” means an individual who is registered under the Dental Registration Act 1999 as a registered dentist and holds a valid practising certificate under that Act;
Definition
“health product” has the meaning given by section 2(1) of the Health Products Act 2007;
Definition
“medicinal product” has the meaning given by section 3 of the Medicines Act 1975.